Faster Connection.

[keyser_soze]

Has any1 had any experiance with this http://www.onspeed.com/ it claims to boost 56k connection times x5, broadband x3 abd gprs x8 for only £1.99 a month, just wondering if any1 knew much about it?

[shn]

Nothing can boost 56k.

[GepperRankins]

whats that smell?! :x

[internet.news]

*spam*


.....(to see if that keeps this in the lounge) :rolleyes:

[J'Pol]

It's true.

It uses compression technology, so you actually download less.

I don't know how good the pages look tho'

[GepperRankins]

Originally posted by J'Pol@3 July 2004 - 20:46
It's true.

It uses compression technology, so you actually download less.

I don't know how good the pages look tho'
you own the site i take it? :smilie4:

[keyser_soze]

I'm not advertising it I just wondered if any1 had used it ,it was given a good write up in a pc magazine I read and highly reccomended. if I can scan it in or type myself I'll put full review in just a pain hosting the image.

[GepperRankins]

if its real. maybe it *.rars stuff up before sending it to you

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by GepperRankins+3 July 2004 - 21:49--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (GepperRankins @ 3 July 2004 - 21:49)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-J&#39;Pol@3 July 2004 - 20:46
It&#39;s true.

It uses compression technology, so you actually download less.

I don&#39;t know how good the pages look tho&#39;
you own the site i take it? :smilie4: [/b][/quote]
Yes, I do in fact own that site.

[GepperRankins]

Originally posted by J&#39;Pol+3 July 2004 - 20:59--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (J&#39;Pol @ 3 July 2004 - 20:59)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by GepperRankins@3 July 2004 - 21:49
<!--QuoteBegin-J&#39;Pol@3 July 2004 - 20:46
It&#39;s true.

It uses compression technology, so you actually download less.

I don&#39;t know how good the pages look tho&#39;
you own the site i take it? :smilie4:
Yes, I do in fact own that site. [/b][/quote]
are you also the king of zimbabwe&#39;s cousin?

[keyser_soze]

ok pic looked shit but the jest of it was "no need to upgrade hardware or change isp, when indepenendently tested onspeed increased a standard 56k from 30 kb to 300 kbps,email by 10x,no set up fee or contract £1.99 a month, all down to onspeeds compression technology originally developed for us military battlefield communication, 1mb d/load, works on 150k broadband, compresses data reducing dload times, onspeed reported 50,000 users during the last 12 weeks it really is that good" Source www.computeractive.co.uk and I&#39;ve checked onspeed don&#39;t advertise in there ;) if any1 wants to host the full report email and I let me know your email and I&#39;ll send the scanned in report, btw I hav&#39;nt added any bad points cos there was&#39;nt any :D

[GepperRankins]

bet it dont work on games though. i could imagine it being high ping and high bandwidth if that make any sense

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by GepperRankins+3 July 2004 - 22:02--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (GepperRankins @ 3 July 2004 - 22:02)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by J&#39;Pol@3 July 2004 - 20:59

Originally posted by GepperRankins@3 July 2004 - 21:49
<!--QuoteBegin-J&#39;Pol@3 July 2004 - 20:46
It&#39;s true.

It uses compression technology, so you actually download less.

I don&#39;t know how good the pages look tho&#39;
you own the site i take it? :smilie4:
Yes, I do in fact own that site.
are you also the king of zimbabwe&#39;s cousin? [/b][/quote]
I didn&#39;t even know Zimbabwe had a cousin.

[muchspl2]

what faggotry
doesn&#39;t work but if you buy it, I have a a exclusive copy of kazaa platinum 2.4.9

[J'Pol]

Computer Active Magazine gave it a "BUY IT" recommendation.

[keyser_soze]

Computer Active Magazine gave it a "BUY IT" recommendation.
it did and I find that it usually tells it like it is.

what faggotry
based on what?

[J'Pol]

I have not tried it, however most things I have read are positive.

It certainly seems an option for those who cannot afford broadband, or do not have access to it.

A quick google gives plenty of links to get independant opinions.

[muchspl2]

surf faster with
http://www.marketscore.com

http://www.marketscore.com/e/images/English/stopwatch_1.gif
I here this also works great :01:

[shn]

Originally posted by keyser_soze@3 July 2004 - 15:06
ok pic looked shit but the jest of it was "no need to upgrade hardware or change isp, when indepenendently tested onspeed increased a standard 56k from 30 kb to 300 kbps,email by 10x,no set up fee or contract £1.99 a month, all down to onspeeds compression technology originally developed for us military battlefield communication, 1mb d/load, works on 150k broadband, compresses data reducing dload times, onspeed reported 50,000 users during the last 12 weeks it really is that good" Source www.computeractive.co.uk and I&#39;ve checked onspeed don&#39;t advertise in there ;) if any1 wants to host the full report email and I let me know your email and I&#39;ll send the scanned in report, btw I hav&#39;nt added any bad points cos there was&#39;nt any :D
all it does is cache all the sites and stuff you visit on your hard drive. So that when your browser access it it&#39;s already there and won&#39;t have to wait for a request.

[keyser_soze]

Yeah I hav&#39;nt ried any of these I just thought that they&#39;d be handy for 56k users, If they are any good I might consider using it but in my experiance connection boosters usually just cache most used pages rather than actually speeding up the connection but this 1 seemed to be something different although I did&#39;nt understand it fully not being a tech hed :D

[DanB]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by muchspl2@3 July 2004 - 23:23
surf faster with
http://www.marketscore.com

http://www.marketscore.com/e/images/English/stopwatch_1.gif
I here this also works great :01:
Guardian Online (http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/insideit/story/0,13270,1128097,00.html)

.net (http://www.netmag.co.uk/reviews/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=29087&subsectionid=497&subsubsectionid=168)

The Hub (http://www.thehubuk.co.uk/main/content.php?review.51)

Network IT Week (http://www.networkitweek.co.uk/Products/Software/1153878)

From Solutions Review (http://www.solutionsreview.com/ONSPEED_faster_internet.asp)

What is ONSPEED? ONSPEED accelerates downloading from most websites by compressing webpage contents with a powerful context-sensitive compression developed for the military. When Internet Explorer is asked to download a certain webpage eg. www.cnn.com, the ONSPEED application on your computer will request the content from via ONSPEED&#39;s servers. Its transparent to the user, but the reduction on download time for most web-pages will be certainly be noticed.

Where does ONSPEED work? ONSPEED is a 3,5MB installation and it will accelerate Internet Explorer downloading using any connection to the internet - 56K dialup, mobilephone via GPRS and GSM, ADSL and cable too. ONSPEED will speed up both web browsing and emails download.

Where ONSPEED does not work? ONSPEED does not speed up downloading of MP3s, video files, flash and shockwave files and also access to secure pages ( due to security reasons ).If you have a firewall, you will need to have ports 8080, 8025, 8110 open.

How well does ONSPEED work? Tests using download timers like www.toast.net/performance and www.us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer.asp, ONSPEED did managed to reduce download times for most webpages significantly, even with pages screaming in close to 195kbps with just a 56K dialup modem&#33; Using very effective compressiong algorithsm, ONSPEED managed to provide drastic reduction in download times - without caching like many other &#39;download accelerating ISPs&#39; out there.

So, who should get ONSPEED? ONSPEED&#39;s technology works on texts, emails, images, webpage layouts very well - but - it does not compress MP3s, videos and flash files. If you are on dialup or worse, mobile GPRS, and need to really spend less time downloading emails and web browsing, we recommend ONSPEED. ONSPEED works best from the UK - to reduce latency ONSPEED&#39;s UK servers.



Then again you could just use sarcasm, rather than doing any actual research, or accepting that new developments are being made all of the time.

[muchspl2]

you can&#39;t make 56k faster, you can only cache sites you visit often, IDK about you, but 99% of the sites I visit are dynamic (change every day/hour for that matter)

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by muchspl2@3 July 2004 - 23:52
you can&#39;t make 56k faster, you can only cache sites you visit often, IDK about you, but 99% of the sites I visit are dynamic (change every day/hour for that matter)
It doesn&#39;t cache on your hard drive, you are assuming that without actually reading any of the stuff.

Please have a look at what people are writing about the system, rather than just assuming you know What it does and proclaiming that it does not work. In spite of the fact that well respected magazines and websites say that it does, whilst explaining it&#39;s limitations.

[keyser_soze]

True knowledge is power :D

[DanB]

Originally posted by keyser_soze@4 July 2004 - 00:14
True knowledge is power :D
Bullshit baffles brains :D

[keyser_soze]

Bullshit baffles brains So what u saying I&#39;m stupid?